Manchester United agree Fred deal
Man Utd have announced a deal for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred in their first move in the transfer market this summer.
Manchester United Fred have agreed a £52m deal with Shakhtar Donetsk for Fred.
The 25-year-old midfielder is set to sign a four-year deal at Old Trafford, with the option of a further year, after he completed a medical at Carrington earlier this week.
Fred arrived in the north-west on Friday night ahead of Brazil's friendly with Croatia at Anfield two days later and stayed in Liverpool city centre with his team-mates.
The Brazilian was chauffeured to United's training ground in the back of a black Mercedes van on Monday morning for his medical as the final touches were put to the deal.
United announced the deal with a statement on their website saying: "Manchester United is delighted to announce it has reached agreement with Shakhtar Donetsk for the transfer of Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos (Fred)."
Fred returned to London after his medical where he again linked up with his international team-mates at Tottenham's Spurs Lodge training base in Enfield.
United's new midfielder is preparing for Brazil's friendly with Austria in Vienna on Sunday ahead of flying out to Russia for the World Cup, which kicks-off on June 14.
Depending on Brazil's progress in the tournament, Fred may yet feature on United's pre-season tour of the U.S. The squad are due to fly out to Los Angeles on July 15 but only those players who exit the World Cup before the quarter-final stage are expected to link-up then.
Porto right-back Diogo Dalot, who is also set to have a medical at Carrington this week, will be fit to travel to the Land of the Free with United later this summer.